an echo that doesn’t rhyme

An echo that doesn’t rhyme

Six pianos surrounding a seventh piano are bowed in an antiphonal harmonic progression that alternates between chords built on the harmonic series and their corresponding subharmonic series. A soloist bows the central piano on common tones between the harmonic and subharmonic chords. Six pianists are stationed at the six perimeter pianos; playing and plucking a constellation of high notes at the keyboard and inside the piano on the non-speaking lengths of the strings and occasionally adding low cosmic pitches to the windchime textures. A solo pianist stationed at the center piano uses three EBows to complement the surrounding harmonies.

The performance/installation documented here is from the 11.10.21 performance at the California Institute of the Arts Main Gallery, and the performers are listed below.

CHOREOGRAPHER & SOLO BOWER: Mady Thornquest

ENSEMBLE BOWERS: Jeonghyeon Joo, Matt LeVeque, Gabe Le Neveu, Eric Lennartson, Andrea Soto, Lillie Yokom

EBOWER: Eliot Burk

PIANISTS: Jakob Böttcher, Margo Harms, Jack Herscowitz, Tyler Martin, Mason Moy, Tyson Thurston

COMPOSER & CONDUCTOR: Daniel Newman-Lessler

PIANO TECHNICIAN: Alan Eder and CalArts Piano Shop

MIXING & MASTERING: John Baffa

VIDEO EDITING: Amy Chiao

VIDEOGRAPHY: Amy Chiao, Henry Kim, Alexsa Durrans

PHOTOGRAPHY: Michelle Sevilla & CalArts Institute Photography